Many people find it hard to lose weight and have to go starvation. Now, I’d like to offer some tricks to help lose weight.
Put out a large vegetable plate. Eating water-rich foods such as tomatoes during meals reduces calorie consumption. Other water-rich foods include soups and salads. 1 Because the body processes hunger and thirst through different systems, it simply doesn’t register a sense of fullness with water.
Downsize your dinner plates. The less food put in front of you, the less food you’ll eat. So instead of using standard dinner plates, serve your main course on salad plates. 2 Instead of large glasses and coffee mugs, return to the old days of cups and even smaller coffee cups.
Serve your dinner restaurant-style (with food already on the plates) rather than family-style (where the food is served in bowls on the table). 3 There’s no reaching for seconds.
4 You’re more likely to eat more—and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods—when you eat out than when you eat at home.
Eat slowly and calmly. 5 Vary your eating with stories of interesting things that happened during your day. Your brain is behind your stomach by about 20 minutes when it comes to fullness signals. If you eat slowly enough, your brain will catch up and tell you that you no longer need food.
A. The same goes for liquids.
B.Eat 90 percent of your meals at home.
C.When your plate is empty, you’re finished.
D.Put your fork or spoon down between every bite.
E.Be sure to choose a high-fiber, low-sugar variety of food.
F.You won’t get the same benefits by just drinking water, though.
G.You should eat equal amounts of vegetables and grains at dinner.
答案
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1.F 由Because the body processes hunger and thirst through different systems, it simply doesn’t register a sense of fullness with water.可知你仅仅是喝水,不能获得同样的益处,故选F项。
2.A 由Instead of large glasses and coffee mugs, return to the old days of cups and even smaller coffee cups.可知这样的方法也适用于液体,故选A项。
3.C 由There’s no reaching for seconds.可知当你的盘子空了,你就结束了用餐,你就不会再次地去拿食物了,故选C项。
4.E 由You’re more likely to eat more—and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods—when you eat out than when you eat at home.可知一定要选择高纤维、低糖的多样性食物,故选E项。
5.D 由Eat slowly and calmly.可知每咬一口,就放下你的叉子和勺子,选D。
